Jenny Dutton, Educational Psychologist
As a semi-professional procrastinator I thought I’d share with you a new year top tip for getting through report writing (this blog was written whilst procrastinating on an EHC report).
As an educational psychologist, I have worked with many...
The concept of labelling is a contentious one, stirring up debates that involve various stakeholders – children, parents, teachers, and other professionals. Dyslexia, a term synonymous with ‘literacy difficulties’ is perhaps one of the most debated within education, and one...
A Home Educating parent shares her journey and decision to home educate her daughter.
Diary of Events
2016/17 – Ruth is 7/8 years old. She is a capable expected rate achiever in school but seems a little unhappy and has no interest in reading at home. She is sometimes writing...
An inspiring insight into the lives and daily experiences of a Home Educating family @HomeEdByLiving
“Don’t you worry your child will be weird?”
When people hear that we home educate, a picture is usually painted in their mind of a child sitting at home, alone,...
Dr Natasha Goodhall shares how Salford Educational Psychology Service is taking proactive steps to promoting children’s access to their right to play, through the Right to Play Project.
The Right to Play
Children of all ages have a want, need and right to play. It is enshrined in...
By Dr Rosa Gibby-Leversuch, Educational Psychologist
When I was studying for my doctorate I had the opportunity to informally interview my brother for a Problem-Based Learning project about dyslexia. This was when I heard about the positive difference that he felt his dyslexia diagnosis had made...
